NULL pointer dereference in Linux Kernel
CVE-2019-12455
An issue was discovered in sunxi_divs_clk_setup in drivers/clk/sunxi/clk-sunxi.c in the Linux kernel through 5.1.5. There is an unchecked kstrndup of derived_name, which might allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash). NOTE: This id is disputed as not being an issue because “The memory allocation that was not checked is part of a code that only runs at boot time, before user processes are started. Therefore, there is no possibility for an unprivileged user to control it, and no denial of service.”
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 35.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org/msg2010240.html
- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sunxi/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190710-0002/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-12455?
- CVE-2019-12455 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-05-30.
- How severe is CVE-2019-12455?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.